Chapter 448: You Call This

It is actually quite reasonable that the theme song for *Monkey King: Hero is Back* was chosen to be a song that incorporates Opera Elements.

Because in reality, if you pay special attention while watching this movie, the scene at the beginning where the Great Sage Havoc in Heaven actually follows the form of opera.

In this part, from a visual perspective, it has a thick, rich opera style.

Including the later parts, when the big villain Chaos appears, the opera elements used within are even more numerous.

When He Yuanguang and Huang Lun were producing this movie, they could feel the dedication of Luo Mo, this inheritor of opera.

And for the fans, there is a feeling: "That man is back again!"

The public performance stage of *Red Actor* was the first time Luo Mo served in the C-Position.

Many people also fell into the fandom through this stage.

Since then, they became fans of Luo Mo, and have remained so until now.

Quite a few people started to get curious: what kind of content will this new song that fuses Opera Elements sing about?

"Will it be like *Red Actor*, with a story and imagery?"

"It should have a backstory too, after all, it's opera!"

"For this style, you still have to listen to Luo Mo! That half-baked Opera Singing from others, that fake Opera Singing, it's painful to listen to!"

"Yeah, many people just pinch their throats and think they are singing opera!"

"That's right, actually if everyone were just hobbyists, it wouldn't matter, but they insist on using the banner of opera to frantically rake in heat and traffic, yet they don't calm down to learn and practice!"

"One minute on stage, ten years of work off stage!"

Seeing that just a program list could frequently climb the Hot Search, Octopus TV felt absolutely wonderful inside.

Never mind the years before, let's just talk about last year.

Although the ratings of Octopus TV rose steadily due to Luo Mo's joining, because of the lack of foundation and few familiar stars, last year's New Year's Eve Gala didn't make much of a splash.

Although this year there are only these two Visuals, Luo Mo and Xu Chujing, there is a feeling of finally being able to hold one's head high.

The most important thing is, as long as the cooperation is pleasant this year, will there be a shortage of people for next year's gala?

Don't forget, Luo Mo is the future MusicGodfather and the Music Director of Xinyu!

Just the popular Singers under his hand are enough to support the large-scale holiday gala of any satellite TV station!

This is also one of the reasons why Xu Guan is willing to make an exception for him and let him sing a movie promotional song at a gala of this level.

Yes, the other three major satellite TV stations might, upon learning of this matter, mock Xu Guan behind his back, saying his posture is low and he has no class.

But so what?

We let the final data do the talking!

After Luo Mo and Xu Chujing arrived at the Live Broadcast site of the Octopus TV gala, quite a few stars had already arrived and were following the staff's instructions to go through the flow.

The General Director of the gala, Li You, could clearly feel that many people were not very settled today.

Some small stars and Actors would look around in every direction whenever they had a spare moment.

Even his own staff, and even his capable assistants, looked very excited in the afternoon.

Li You knew very well that it was because everyone knew Luo Mo and Xu Chujing were coming this afternoon.

In many people's hearts, there might be some little thoughts or crooked ideas.

What Li You found most absurd was that a second-line Singer had originally turned down his invitation to the gala.

But a few days ago, this Singer, not knowing where they got the news that Luo Mo and Xu Chujing would come, actually took the initiative to reach out again, saying they wanted to participate in the gala.

This made Li You quite angry.

"What do you take me for? What do you take our Octopus TV New Year's Eve Gala for?"

"Come when you want, leave when you want, are we your damn mistress kept on the side?"

He knew very well that some people just wanted to try their luck to see if they could befriend Luo Mo and Xu Chujing.

Especially... Luo Mo!

So what if they are a second-line Singer?

How many First-line Singers dream of having a song written by Luo Mo to use as the lead single for their new album!

Li You had never met Luo Mo, but he had heard his songs and watched his dramas.

He was actually quite curious about what this young man's live performance would feel like.

Before three o'clock in the afternoon, Luo Mo and Xu Chujing had already arrived at the scene early.

This made Li You breathe a sigh of relief.

Many stars love to act like big shots; they don't even need to be that popular before they start floating like balloons, inflating severely.

Luo Mo and Xu Chujing have always been well-regarded in the industry for their professional ethics. Li You's mentality was actually a lack of confidence in Octopus TV and himself.

After all, many people judge others by their status, acting like big shots with you while acting like a sycophant with others.

As soon as Luo Mo and Xu Chujing entered the venue, they triggered a small-scale commotion.

Not long after the two arrived, before Li You could exchange many pleasantries, the station head Xu Guan came to the scene in person.

Xu Guan's appearance made quite a few people start whispering to each other again.

At the same time, many Singers and Actors were secretly envious.

"When will I have this kind of status, to have the head of a regional satellite TV station come over in person."

After Xu Guan arrived, he greeted Li You and took Xu Chujing and Luo Mo to a place with better privacy to rehearse and ensure confidentiality.

This left many people with ulterior motives speechless for a moment.

And during the rehearsal process, Xu Chujing went up to do a test run first, and the effect was excellent!

Her Typhoon and vocal skills were too steady, and her experience was too rich.

Xu Chujing's camera presence is very strong; she didn't need Li You to guide her at all.

Unlike some Singers who act all high and mighty but can't even find the camera once they get on stage.

As for Luo Mo, he didn't do any warm-ups on the side, just busied himself with admiring the stage performance of his very own Heavenly Queen.

After she finished, he clapped more enthusiastically than anyone else and even started heckling, shouting, "Good! Good!"

Xu Chujing glared at him and said, "Stop shouting, you're making it look like I'm a street performer."

After the first round of rehearsals ended, everyone gathered to discuss some details.

Li You had originally thought that Luo Mo might put forward many of his own opinions and views, or even overstep his bounds to take over the operations himself.

As it turned out, he didn't; he only took responsibility for some minor work in checking for omissions and filling in gaps.

Finally, it was time for Luo Mo to go rehearse.

Li You and Xu Guan both perked up, feeling a bit expectant.

These two were both people who loved listening to theater. Therefore, their curiosity was linked to their personal interests and hobbies.

Luo Mo stood on the stage, calm and composed; when he opened his mouth to sing, it was fine.

But the further he sang, the more shocked the two of them became.

When the whole song reached the final line, the feeling of listening to it on-site was incredibly blood-boiling!

The most lethal part was that he sang with such ease; it was obvious that during the rehearsal, he was holding back a bit, focusing on Retention of his vocal state.

He hadn't even warmed up or opened his voice before going on stage!

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Time passed quickly, and the new Sunday arrived just like that.

Today is December 31st; as night fell, New Year's Eve had arrived.

For many young people, on a day like this, they can't stay at home; they have to go out and have a wild time.

Some people are going out tonight to be hunters.

Some people are going out to be the prey.

But there are also quite a few people who don't have any activities on a day like this, or are just too lazy to go out.

New Year's Eve belongs to those who have money, time, and friends.

If you stay at home, watching the New Year's Eve Gala is a pretty good choice.

The New Year's Eve Galas of the major satellite TV stations almost all start at the same time.

Octopus TV was full of ambition, thinking that the New Year's ratings would be very high, but the real-time ratings at the very beginning did not reach their expectations.

"So low?" Xu Guan couldn't help but frown.

Li You opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

Looking at the real-time ratings from the start of the broadcast, they were a bit higher than the same time slot last year, but only by a small margin.

If Luo Mo and Xu Chujing hadn't joined, they would have been satisfied with these figures.

But how does that saying go?

"What is a human?

——Full of desire!"

Human desire is endless, and the greater the expectation, the greater the gap will be.

Compared to the three major satellite TV stations with their strong strength and deep foundations, these early ratings definitely still had a significant gap.

It was obvious that everyone still prioritized watching the three major satellite TV stations first.

There was no helping it; on Octopus TV's side, apart from Luo Mo and Xu Chujing, there really weren't many programs that made people interested.

Watching their programs, isn't that a prison-like experience?

A scene that made people feel helpless occurred.

As one program after another was broadcast, Octopus TV's ratings not only failed to rise in a straight line, but instead began to enter a state of fluctuation.

"Can't bear to watch, really can't bear to watch!" Many viewers felt it was too boring and began to change channels one after another.

——An inauspicious start!

This caused Xu Guan, who had been smiling all afternoon, to have his expression turn a bit more serious.

(ps: First update, asking for monthly tickets.)

(End of this chapter)